
2023 Stoddard County Scholastic Meet Grade 6 Analogies/Spelling Winners
3rd Place - Faith Chism of Bell City
2nd Place - Brody Bowling of Bloomfield
1st Place - Aslyn Knuckles of Richland

2023 Stoddard County Scholastic Meet Grade 5 Analogies/Spelling
3rd Place - Mason Conner of Bloomfield
2nd Place - Trevor Day of Dexter
1st Place - Cannon Carrillo of Richland

The Bernie Board of Education met in regular session Monday, February 13th.
The Board approved Calendar B for the 2023/2024 school year.
Program evaluations on Co-Curricular Activities, Discipline and A+ were approved. The A+ Assurance statement was re-adopted thereby allowing Bernie students who qualify to obtain 2 years of tuition at a Community College or Tech school.
The Board approved the financial statement and paying the monthly bills.
During executive session:
The Board approved adding Kailyn Cox, Mary Beth Roberts, Megan Williams, Dalton Phillips, Kayla Sanderson and Ethan Kincy to the Substitute list.
The Board approved hiring Kaitlyn Cox as a 1st Grade Elementary Teacher for the 2023/24 School Year.
The Board of Education approved hiring Alex Beaird as the High School Principal for the 2023/24 School Year.
The Board extended Tommie Ellenburg’s Principal Contract through 2024/2025.

Three members of the Dexter High School Band have been selected to be a part of the All-District Band.
The All District Band performed on Saturday at Cape Central High School.
Pictured from left is Ashton Dvorak, Marlie Hatton and Kate Churchill.

Three Dexter High School students have been selected to the All State Choir.
They are Landon Jarrell, Reanna Laden, and Kylan Moore.
Provided photo by Dexter Schools.